A lamp retrofitting assembly decorates a ceiling lamp having a bulb socket and a socket thread design to receive a threaded electrical contact surface of a light bulb therein. The lamp retrofitting assembly includes a socket extender having a male threaded electrical contact surface to threadingly engage the socket thread and a female threaded electrical contact surface that receives the threaded electrical contact surface of the light bulb. The lamp deflector is removably securable to the socket extender. The lamp deflector includes an inner circumference defining an extender hole and an outer circumference. The lamp deflector also includes an uninterrupted deflecting surface extending between the inner and outer circumferences. The lamp deflector receives the socket extender within the extender hole. A retainer is securable to the socket extender. The retainer retains the decorative lamp deflector to the socket extender.
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1. A lamp retrofitting assembly for decorating a ceiling lamp including a bulb socket having a socket thread designed to receive a threaded electrical contact surface of a light bulb therein, said lamp retrofitting assembly comprising:
a socket extender having a male threaded electrical contact surface to threadingly engage the socket thread, said socket extender also including a female threaded electrical contact surface spaced apart from and in electrical contact with said male threaded electrical contact surface, wherein said female threaded electrical contact surface receives the threaded electrical contact surface of the light bulb;
a lamp deflector removably securable to said socket extender, said lamp deflector having an inner deflector circumference defining an extender hole and an outer deflector circumference and an uninterrupted deflecting surface extending therebetween, said lamp deflector receiving said socket extender within said extender hole;
a circumferential relief extending radially out from said socket extender against which said retainer secures said lamp deflector thereagainst
a retainer securable to said socket extender, said retainer retaining said decorative lamp deflector to said socket extender; and
a reflector secured to said socket extender between said lamp deflector and said retainer.
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to light fixtures. More particularly, the invention relates to assemblies to modify a standard ceiling or wall mounted light fixture.
2. Description of the Related Art
U.S. Pat. No. 8,721,107 discloses a method and apparatus for retrofitting an open bulb lighting fixture to enclose the bulb within a light cover. The light cover requires a light cover flange to which the light cover is secured. The light cover flange includes a plurality of holes extending therethrough to ventilate the light cover assembly from the heat generated by the light bulb stored therewithin.
A lamp retrofitting assembly decorates a ceiling lamp having a bulb socket and a socket thread design to receive a threaded electrical contact surface of a light bulb therein. The lamp retrofitting assembly includes a socket extender having a male threaded electrical contact surface to threadingly engage the socket thread. The socket extender includes a female threaded electrical contact surface spaced apart from and in electrical contact with said male threaded electrical contact surface. The female threaded electrical contact surface receives the threaded electrical contact surface of the light bulb. The lamp deflector is removably securable to the socket extender. The lamp deflector includes an inner circumference defining an extender hole and an outer circumference. The lamp deflector also includes an uninterrupted deflecting surface extending between the inner and outer circumferences. The lamp deflector receives the socket extender within the extender hole. A retainer is securable to the socket extender. The retainer retains the decorative lamp deflector to the socket extender.
Advantages of the invention will be readily appreciated as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
In all of the Figures, a lamp retrofitting assembly is generally indicated at 10, wherein similar elements in alternative embodiments have similar reference numerals but are offset by 100, 200, 300, etc. The lamp retrofitting assembly 10 is used in conjunction with a ceiling lamp 12 that is fixedly secured to a ceiling 14. The ceiling lamp 12 defines a socket having socket 11 with a socket thread 13 therein. A light bulb 16 is secured to the lamp retrofitting assembly 10 where it is electrically connected to the ceiling lamp 12 so that it may selectively emit light when the circuit through the ceiling lamp 12 is turned on. In other words, the lamp retrofitting assembly 10 is positioned between the ceiling lamp 12 and the light bulb 16. It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the light bulb 16 is shown as an incandescent light bulb, but that any technology used in the light bulb may be utilized by the lamp retrofitting assembly 10. The light bulb 16 includes a socket thread 18. A lamp box 20 is mounted within the ceiling 14 to which the ceiling lamp 12 is fixedly secured using screws 22.
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A lamp deflector 36 includes an inner deflector circumference 38 and an outer deflector circumference 40. The inner deflector circumference 38 defines an extender hole to receive the socket extender 24 therethrough. The lamp deflector 36 defines a deflector surface 42 that extends uninterrupted between the inner 38 and outer 40 deflector circumferences. The inner deflector circumference 38 receives the distal male threaded surface 34 of the socket extender 24 therethrough.
A retainer 44 is securable to the socket extender 24. The retainer 44 includes an inner threaded retainer surface 46 that threadingly engages the distal male threaded surface 34 of the socket extender 24. Alternatively, a turn lock engagement system can be used in place of the inner threaded retainer surface 46 combined with the distal male threaded surface 34 (as is discussed below and shown in
The socket extender 24 also includes a deflector stop 48. The deflector stop 48 includes an outer surface 50 having a plurality of detents 52 used for grasping the deflector stop 48. It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the plurality of detents 52 may be replaced by with shallower detents or a knurled surface or some other surface used to facilitate grasping. The deflector stop 48 extends between the male threaded electrical contact surface 26 and the female threaded electrical contact surface 28. Alternatively, the deflector stop 48 extends between the male threaded electrical contact surface 26 and the distal male threaded surface 34 of the socket extender 24. The deflector stop 48 is made of an insulating material preventing the user thereof from receiving an electrical shock when mounting the lamp retrofitting assembly 10 to the socket 11 or removing it therefrom. The distal male threaded surface 34 is also made of an insulating material for the same purpose.
The deflector stop 48 includes a relief 54. The relief 54 defines a plane perpendicular to the axis of the socket extender 24. The relief 54 extends radially out from the socket extender 24 between the male threaded electrical contact surface 26 and the female threaded electrical contact surface 28. The relief 54 receives the lamp deflector 36 thereagainst preventing the lamp deflector 36 from moving past the deflector stop 48. When the lamp deflector 36 is installed, the lamp deflector 36 is positioned between the relief 54 of the deflector 48 and the retainer 44.
The socket extender 24 includes an electrical extension 56 extending up through the socket extender 24 allowing electrical contact between the circuit (not shown) within the socket 11 of the ceiling lamp 12 and a light bulb bead 57 of the light bulb 16. In the embodiment shown, the electrical extension 56 is encapsulated in an insulator 58.
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The invention has been described in an illustrative manner. It is to be understood that the terminology, which has been used, is intended to be in the nature of words of description rather than of limitation.
Many modifications and variations of the invention are possible in light of the above teachings. Therefore, within the scope of the appended claims, the invention may be practiced other than as specifically described.
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